Checklist for Diagnosis of Brain Death

Organ Donation a Distinctive Care Agent for Patients with Diagnosis of Brain Death: A Qualitative Study

Background and Aim: Caring for patients with diagnosis of brain death is one of the heaviest duties for nurses, and due to the importance of organ donation is one of the biggest challenges of nursing in the intensive care unit. This qualitative research aimed to investigate the experience of nurses in care for brain death patients. Materials and Methods:The present study was a qualitative rese...

Diagnosis of brain death

Brain death (BD) should be understood as the ultimate clinical expression of a brain catastrophe characterized by a complete and irreversible neurological stoppage, recognized by irreversible coma, absent brainstem reflexes, and apnea. The most common pattern is manifested by an elevation of intracranial pressure to a point beyond the mean arterial pressure, and hence cerebral perfusion pressur...

Diagnosis of brain death.

All topics are updated as new evidence becomes available and our peer review process is complete. Disclosures INTRODUCTION — Death is an irreversible, biological event that consists of permanent cessation of the critical functions of the organism as a whole [1]. This concept allows for survival of tissues in isolation, but it requires the loss of integrated function of various organ systems. De...

Diagnosis of brain death.

No apologies are neededfor returning to the subject of brain death and its definition. There has been so much public discussion that it is important for public confidence that the issues should be clarified. In the following two contributions one from a professor of neurosurgery and the other from a lawyer an attempt is made to convince doctors (if that is needed) and lay people alike that what...

Guidelines for the diagnosis of brain death.